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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04

WHEELER-Prof. Chauncy A. Wheeler
of the High School, returned to his home in
Kalamazoo last Tuesday, to spend the sum
mer.
LlNDLEY-Mr. Geo. NJ. Lindley, of the
Commercial and National Bank of Chicago,
is in the city of Ottawa this week.
GRAHAM.-Mr. W. J. Graham will 90 to
Ireland soon, and will stay some months for
the benefit Of his health.
SHoTwELs.-Mr. B. F. Shotwel is painting
his residence and otherwise adorning his
premises, next to Mayor Aliens.
BAILEY.-John Bailey is clerking at Ho-
bans.
DELApr.-Mrs DeLapp is improving in
health.
MCDoUGALL.-Miss McDougall has gone
to California to spend the summer.
BATLY-Minnie Baily has gone to Grand
Crossing to spend the summer.
GLovER.-Frank Glover, Of the Rock
Island road, is in Ottawa for few days
DAY.-Rev. W. F. Day goes to Union City,
Mich, this coming Monday to participate in
the tiftieth anniversary of the Congregation
al church of that city.
PRIcE.-Mrs. and Miss Price who have
been visiting at Mr. f. F. Bulls for some
time have gone east .or the sum mer.
STRAwN-Mrs Abner Strawn is danger
ously i'll at her home west of Ottawa.
RyAN.-Miss Louisa Ryan, Of Ransom is
visiting with Miss NJ. Dougherty on the
West Side.
MoULToN.-Geo. NJ. Moulton president of
the p. f. P Construction Co., is here from
Chicago on visit.
ZELLERs-Mrs. Zellers is visiting in In
dianapolis.
KENYoy-W. J. C. Kenyon and wife have
returned home to st. Paul.
CARPENTER-Miss Zettie Carpenter spent
part of last week visiting friends in Streator.
O'MEARA-Miss Nellie O'Meara has re.
turned to Streator.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04

The FREE TRADER feels, In offering the
public the letters of Bystander," on the
subject of protective tariff, that II Is pre-
senting one Of the ablest series of articles
on that subject that has appeared In a
newspaper for many years. Too many
writer's on Free Trade assume that a pro
tectve tariff is wrong 10 the people be-
cause It makes the people pay more for the
manufactured article than they would II
the tariff were removed while protection.
lists reply that this extra price gses to the
laborer. Free Traders too often In their
arguments give their opponents the oppor-
tunity Of saying that they care only for the
pocket of the buyer, without reference 70
effects on the manufacturing interests
themselves. AS the protectionist puts It,
" the free trader cares only for himself
and nothing for the country "Bystander,'
on the other hand, goes TO the root OF the
matter. He argues for free trade be cause
II would be God send to the manufsctur.
ing interests, and in his letter of last week
he demonstrated to a certainty that the L.
S. is a manufacturing country, not because
of protection, but In spite of it. that with
free trade in America she woald control
the commerce of the world. We can not
too highly commend these articles to the
attention of the public. There is no theory
about them. They are a plain, popular
statement of facts, drawn from protecttonist
sources alone. Beieg compelled to de.
vote two columns 10 convention reports,
the article in type for this week is crowded
out, but will appear next Saturday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04
Decoration Day.


As was fitting to the day and the o cca-
sion, all the stores in Ottawa were closed at
noon Monday. The programme was carried
out as heretofore announced. The process
sion formed on the east and north of the
court house. 1t was formed of the Seth c.
Earl Post, G. A. r., the Sons Of Veterans and
Fitzgeralds band. The band led the process
sion as escort. Then came the Sons Of Vet
Grams, headed by Maj. J. II. Widmer. Mar
shall of the day. Upon arriving at the park
the procession was fling on to the stand,
when IL commenced to rain. Everybody
put up their umbrellas and crowded under
the tree, and the small boys crowded under
the platform. The monument was beauti-
fully and appropriately decorated with
stripes of red, white and blue, extending
from the top down to various points in the
circumference of the curbing. The Sons of
Veterans formed double line before the
monument, and the little girls filed between
the ranks, and decorated the base of the
monument with flowers. Then it rained
harder, and the Sons of Veterans put on
their overcoats, and the people raised their
umbrellas and the small boys crowded back
under the stand again, and everybody looked
sick Then the band play red spirited selec'
ton, and it was good-and it stopped rain
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04
Useful Information.

The following useful and helpful inforr
ton was developed at the rec ent High Sch
examinations, and may prove of infn
value in compiling the next cyclopedia:
Minority Representation is an election
which the man elected has more votes tn
the man next highest.
En- post tacto taw is a law by which pc
son is sentenced without trial.
Treason is crime in time of war,
which person is court martialed, or tri !
before jury, and if guilty is shot or hun
Militia is a body of men organized by III
Governor Of state from Is to As strong |
body and mind.
An alien is law passed to protect thu
citizens of the U. S. by stopping certai|
classes from immigrating to the U. s.
Treason is betraying ones trust or break
ing the oath of his promise to do faithfully
the duty assigned him.
An alien is law forbidding the president
whom he may consider dangerous.
An indictment is a written order to serv,
on the grand jury.
Al,en is subject of country
The three Departments Of government ar
kept separate that the law may be exactet
more thoroughly.
Letters of Marque are letters which ar
written by one person and published ant
contain things which go to lower the repu
tation of another.
A case is matter Of disputes abou: prep
erty which is brought to court for decision
and is tried by the petit jury.
Before the National Convention is called
there are circulars sent all over the U. s
telling at what time and place the convention
is to be held.
Judicial department of government en-
forces the elegance of the laws.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04
Vicinity Items.

Carl Stack of La Sale has some 2,Ooe,-
600 silk worm eggs Matching. He expects
to realize 800 pounds of silk, on which he
claims the government offers bounty OF
S1.15 per ID.
John Keefy of La Sale lost an eye in
the NJ. t. H. zinc work, an iron 'pllnter
striking the pupil.
Fully 200 persons In La Sale aresaid -
be "bucking" the Louisiana lottery
Streator is trying to secure factory for
the manufacture of car seats-a n'w pat.
ent Streator must raise $4,000 toward
the capital stock. The projectors yuaran-
tee sales of 100000 the first year.
Ottawa's Stars were scooped by tie Strea.
tor base ballists on Monday to the tune OF
0 to 16.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04

riots and excuses, taking place IN all the
leading manufacturing cities. The condi
lion of affairs Is very serious, The govern
mrnt nas been able to cope with the dim
culties thus far. ,, no
The evictions at Bodyke, Ireland, have,
begun again, the sheriff having fecose.ea
from his Illness. The sheriff Is protected
while doing his work by SIX hundred p'
licemen aud troops, At one mouse ia
which the inmates were barricaded, Tue
officers made hole through the wall WIN
crowbars and then removed the furniture
There is great excitement In the district
Queen Kapiolani has arrived In Liver,
pool, where a royal salute was fired She
will 20 10 London on Monday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04

To man up a tree, the speech of Mr.
Tufts 10 the audience at the commence
ment Thursday week, and the behavior OF
what appears to be his special organ since
then (and for some time previous), the
Jounai, have united to remove every doubt
if ever doubt existed of the pre.emlnent
wisdom of the High School Trustees in ac-
cepting the Professors resignation. 1t is
to be hoped that Ottawa will never again
be called upon to witness such an eXhibi'
ton In connection with our High School.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04
The Canal Bridge.

The FRED TRADER had begun to VI
what had become Of the propositio
writing which the canal commiss
were going to present to the city of Cd
so we went out the other day to hunt il
Mr, Dan Maher is chairman of the CONN
that has the matter in charge and nd
found and questioned.
"No," said Mr.. Maher, "they have
US no proposition in writing at all. They
made us several oral propositions, but
are so unreliable we can tell nothing
them. The first proposition they made
was that they would build a bridge to
s3, 800, and that all expenses above tina
should share with them. Then the last
they were here they said they never
us any such proposition at all. The
they made US then was that the city sh
pay $1,000, and they (.he canal con
sioners) would build q bridge to cost "a
They will probably get out Of that the
time they come"
"What action will the committee re
mend the council to take or regard tC
matter?"
IF the canal commissioners will put
proposition in writing we shall recomr
that the 81 900 be paid, and the council
doubtless so vote, but we want to get
fastened somewhere first. We are ava
the action of the commissioners"
IL infer from your remarks that 20
not have an all absorbing admiration 70
canal C nm ssion, Mr.. Maher."
They are-uncertain."
$50 we have understood, but have
deemed it expedient to make mention Of
fact in the paper"
"Well," said Mr. Maher, "you can So
if you want to, and you can put my nan
it, for it's the truth"
1t might perhaps be as we'll, lin vie'
the above official opinion of the city
mittee,) if the eminent cOmmi ssio
would get somewhere and stay there.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04
From MarSellleS.

NARsEILLEs June 3.-Hon. \. N. HOW.
ard has gone TO Omaha, Neb., and Will
probably 90 into business there.
A crowd went out to the social It T.. ;.
Peddicord's last evening.
Rev. Ii. V. Chase was detained a Earl 70
attend funeral and did not fill his .ppeint.
ment at the Jniversalist church. He VIII
preach there on Sabbath next,
Miss Sarah ID. Goodell, of LOckrort, n
Y, is visiting her brother, DR.. ). H. Uooo'
ell. She will remain few weeks.
Decoration dsy services we're very .argely
attended The programme at the NIX aDe
at the cemetery was quite long. Tie band
were particularly attractive in their ne"
uniform.
Mrs. James johnson started fe' Hope
Dakota, yesterday, TO visit her laughter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04
ing, and President Z. Y. Griggs cal

ing, and President E. Y. Griggs call
meeting to order and made very neat
propria,e speech. The Arion Quartet
rendered selection in their usual cd
style. The rain had now ceased ed
and the remainder Of the program
carried out with no interruption. Tn,
tette distinguished in two more song
ing the exercises. The address by C,
G. Fullerton was excellent. At q littl
4 o'clock the procession reformed
marched to the cemetery, where they
ated the graves Of the noble dead. II
ercises of the day we're brief and
pirate.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04

the free delivery system will be extended
July lst, to eight Illinois towns which have
attained population of 10000 or returned
a revenue OF $4,000 or over, among the
number being Orawa, Streator and La
Sale, the self.s,yled great towns" "lmpe.
rial Cities" a cetera, will walt until the
facts show they have arrived at the dignity
of cities The cool facts of government
inspection seem to make very large hole
Ia their self blown bubble.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04
JOHN SHERMAN'S BID.

When James G. Blaine, month or two
ago, started out on an electioneering tour
to secure the republican nomination for
the presidency In 1888, the spirit moved
his great rival, John Sherman to start on y
like tour The trip of the 'plumed knight
was unhappily cut short by sickness, not
recovering from which after few weeks
tsrryiug at the great sanitarium in Arkan-
sss, he is compelled to look TO Europe for
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04

means, and was accredited with desire Il
spend II In this kind of struggle. Mr.
Dunaway was not accredited with so lauda
BILE a desire. Mr., Adams's nomination
was not, therefore, surprise. II was Gu,
and dried long before the convention met
The logrolling was simply shifted from
Adams's shoulders 10 those of the central
committee.
i II certainly must have been gratifying 10
MIR. JAMES II, ECKELs, as II was assuredly
70 those who have stood lat the front" with
him In the political contests which have
taken place In this county since he became
a resident of H. that on the vote of thanks
70 him for his services In the past TO the
democratic party Of this county, there was
In the large convention OF Tuesday not one
man who did not risa TO his feet, The vote
was unanimous. Those who have worked
with him know how well deserved was
that vote OF thanks. They know also
how faithful to the party he has been at all
times and seasons; tor its success sacrific-
Ing his time, his health and his means. No
one ever worked harder; no one was ever
more untiring; no one gave more In pro.
portion TO his means 10 elect democrats in
this county than JAMES H. ECKELs. No
one ever asked in reward less. He was as
unseltlsh as he was active, Nothing could
daunt him. No abuse of enemies no at
J tacks by men inside the party; no assaults
of the opponents of the party without its
ranks, could turn him from his purpose,
And he never failed to bring success to the
party where the party stood by him. He
1t was who organized this county, bringing
order out of chaos, and made success pos
sible when before had been defeat only.
His splendid ability as an organizer has
never been euualed In the county. The
enemies he made, he made because he
worked from and for principle, not for
personal aggrandizement. With men who
would use the democratic party 10 further
their own ends, or who endeavored to
break It's organization TO slash Their person.
al enemies, at the cost of party success he
had no patience considering them traitors
To be treated as all men treat traitors. No
man In the democratic party has ever been
more shamefully abused both by men call
ing themselves democrats as we'll as by
republicans; yet he was never swerved
from his duty. In his work in the cam
paigns he was pre.eminently fair and hon.
orable, never made fish of one and fle sh
of another, but worked for the success of
the whole ticket and only for the whole
ticket; and the party will find that only by
initiating his untiring zeal and Ieaseless
industry and by calling to its aid a similar
ability, will ii be able to keep intact the
superb organization of the party in this
county which his ability has perfected
and by which alone can it maintain party
supremacy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04
County Talk.

Mendoza has at last found name for hel
organ company, license to organize hav.
ing been issued to the Mendoza Northwest.
ern Company. Some of the very best men
in that city are among the incorpOrators;
and the new company will doubtless be a
success. Now that MENDOZA has awakened
to the necessity of going to work, the town
has taken in new life, and ought to begin
to boom.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04

The contest this year is a preliminary
trial of strength for that of 1888. Demo
Gratis ought to bear this in mind. Can
democrats afford to have a republican
elected to democratic office, which the
party has held for Is years? Certainly not,
when the democratic candidate is as good
or better man than the opposition candi.
lnfa
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ottawa, H.. June 4. 1897.

E,l,y,d at The Past mice ~ Oitdlrd, iiin0is, az
SscOnd CiI.9 Ndti Ndtter,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04

A new French ministry has been formed
but the crisis In affairs Is not yet passed.
The Cabinet does not meet with a hearty
reception from the republican press.
Belgium Is In the midst of great In.
dustrial uprising strikes, accompanied by
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04

kilograms from Washington state that
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04

Wright Adams did no rog rolling for the
nominatiOn.-Rep Republican,
May be this is true. But the republican
central committee did. 1t was no secret a
week ago that he would be nominated by
that committee. Mr.. Adams is credited
with having money to spend IN campaign
He was nominated because he has the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04

Our republican friends must not count
on a Mckeon disaffection in the present
canvass. They haven't any democratic
kickers to help them out this time. This
is not race for the sherivality, they will
please remember.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04
THE TREAsURERsHlP.

The two dominant parties have made
their nominations for Treasurer Of La Sale
county. The candidates are
n, n ..rrr..,,r w uIrn
The Washington critic., 1887-09-06
Rouuh on the Wntch.

A gentleman who lives near Ellijay, put
LIE iue watch in his pocket and wended his
way to the cotton patch for the purpose Of
hoeing cotton. Soon after chopping up a
few lunches OF grass he felt something cold
On his leg, and thought It was a sand cutter
crawling up. lie dropped his hoe and
grabbed his pantaloons, pulling them tight
to his leg, TO stop the lizard from crawling
and commenced beating on 1t with his list
After knocking and stamping all the cotton
down In half acre patch, his wife appeared
upon the scene and eXcitedly exclaimed
"What in the world is the matter, are
you sick"
mo, there Is lizard up my paaialoons,
and just feel him now, biting"
By this time be had decided to pull OF
his breeches to see what II mad done, and to
his chGgrin he found that his watch had
slipped out Of his pocket and fell the length
Of the chain down his leg and he had absn-
lutely broken his watch all to pieces, and
driven Far'g of the crystal into his leg.
-ISayannah News,
The Washington critic., 1887-09-06
pnrior HionatrDsitIrs

Never buy anything for the home that
doesn't combine one or both OF the quali-
ties use OF ornament. 1t Is often surprising
to notice that mary beautiful things are
inexpensive. To 6ll ones parlor with
dust-catching card.bOards and woods, thAt
II fairly pretty to begin with soon accumu-
late dust, ia neither useful nor ornamental.
Gilded rollipg-pins, shovels, etc, are also
valueless. A Knous' Madonns, photograph
Of which may he purchased for fifty cents,
framed In quiet style OF frame for dollar,
will give one more lasting satisfaction than
bread towels and all the other senseess
things that you and /, dear readers, have
seen In parlors Though rarely, aud
have been obliged to express mild
amount OF pleasure In them when exhibited
for our approval, and have felt gratitude
to the old bachelor, who, when he was calsd
upon to admire the homlest specimen
OF nfantile humanity he had ever seen,
looked upon 1t Il few minutes, drew In a
deep breath and said, "Well this is Il baby"
and we have eased our conscience by This is
an ornament. Let us not tempt our weaker
friends with any more Of these psrlor mon
strosities, for II we force them to admire
them and so do violence to their love OF
truth, we may no longer call ourselves limo.
cent Let US strive for the best, and with
an enlightened conscience strive to make
the most Of the talents, great or small, com
mitted to our care, remembering that out OF
"the fragments there was enough to feed
the multitude.-LGood housekeeping.
The Washington critic., 1887-09-06
WASHINGTON CRITIC
WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER Q, 1851
ruE uOnnmuA,,s LAsr wILl..

Resolved this night to die without regret,
BY deadly poisons coutrived to get
On trust from an spothecory's boy;
| think that can well my time employ
Before perish 10 my discomfort,
BY scribtling down my will aud testament.
Therefore, |, sound and sane OF mind, do
cay,
That Monte Crsto like, give away
All that tonight lawfully possess,
And that is very little, confess.
When I, serene and beautiful, lie dead
Upon my pillowless old feather bed,
Let no one ever carelessly assert
The right TO touch the lace upon my shirt
This | bequeath to the ideal chuia
Who told me that from Flanders 1t did
come,
Purchased in Mechlin, very rare and old
While /, who never have been badly sold,
Know well he bought 1t in this happy
lsud
Far down the Bowery and at secondhand
My costly wardrobe, linen, shoes and hats,
Beau Btummel scarfs and elegant cravats,
hereby give, although It draws my tears,
To be sold of by sordid auctloneera;
And n the lot brings In dollar bill,
Gibbs Is my testament aud cedlGil)
Let II he given, firmly adiure,
Unto the hungry hosts OF suffering poor.
This document, arranged with legal skill,
Is us said, my testament and will;
The awful poison on the table stands;
/ touch It with my white and rlugless hands;
Although they shake feel that am bold,
And death for me no pain or shame can
hold;
But now that such fortituic have shown,
This fearful suicide will postpone;
And, as my loom seems very dark and
drcar,
think iii toddle out aud take bcerl
L Town Topics.
The Washington critic., 1887-09-06
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